Rommel, if he is Kirke Mk11, who were MK2 to MK10 ?

As with all signings, depends on what we are paying out on his contract. On balance looks like a sensible gamble.

Reckon business for next year looks like:

OUT

Jamie Peacock (ret)
Kylie Leuluai (ret)
Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Carnegie RU)
Chris Clarkson (Widnes)
Jimmy Keinhorst (rel)
Alex Foster (rel)
Thomas Minns (rel)

IN:

Anthony Mullally (Huddersfield)
Jordan Baldwinson (Loan Return)
Elliott Minchella (Loan Return)
A.N. Other (Prop Forward)


Which will leave us looking something like this for 2016:

1. Hardaker
2. Briscoe
3. Watkins
4. Moon
5. Hall
6. McGuire
7. Burrow
8. Cuthbertson
9. Aiton
10. Other
11. Jones-Buchanan
12. Ablett
13. Ward S
14. Ward R
15. Delaney
16. Achurch
17. Mullally
18. Sutcliffe
19. Singleton
20. Handley
21. Walters
22. Yates
23. Minchella
24. Baldwinson
25. Mulhern

If he's happy to stick around on a low salary, I wouldn't mind keeping Keinhorst as threequarter cover.

Not convinced that any of the current 19s wings or centres are likely to get to the required standard over the next 12 months, and we're a bit threadbare otherwise.

I'd also like Keinhorst to stay. Done his bit when he's been needed and hasn't let anyone down IMO.

Agree re Keinhorst. A better option than moving Ablett to centre in my opinion. As said if he's happy to play mostly at Hunslet with the odd game for Leeds I'd be happy to keep him.

This year we've got 5 players (Sinfield McGuire, Aiton, Burrow, Sutcliffe) plus Robbie Ward to cover 4 positions (6,7,9,14).

Next year we'll have 4 plus Ward. That's not enough. Still need another Hooker/Half.

I don't think we necessarily need another half or hooker for next year as I don't think we actually need a hooker on the bench if one or 2 of them were injured. I think Aiton can play 80 mins.

Stand Off: McGuire, Sutcliffe, Hardaker, S.Ward

Scrum Half: McGuire, Sutcliffe, Hardaker, Burrow

Hooker: Aiton, R.Ward, Burrow

Interchange Hooker: Aiton, R.Ward, Burrow

Plus we have Lilley in the academy as well who some have raved about. We only need to sign a halfback if they are reasonably young (under 30) and reasonably good. If Widdop or Cronk were really available obviously we should go for them. As is, don't see the need.

Regarding mullally my friends brother does all the strength testing at Huddersfield and mullally is the strongest there..my view is if we can sort his so called weak defence he could be a real power
House

...or it has - just sayin'.

Can you take him now?

imo we need a top class prop, two second rows, a half back and a hooker. just my opinion

Maybe but no way will GH bring in 5 new players